Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer) and Partner
Lecturer at macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Cologne
Sven Köhnen has been with our Cologne office since 2012 and previously worked as a lawyer since 1996, joining our predecessor company in Cologne in 2001. He has been a partner since 2003. In 2025, he moved to our newly established office in Dusseldorf. He advises clients primarily on national and European antitrust law as well as in the areas of commercial law, distribution law, and labor law. His practice focuses on advising and representing clients in the areas of distribution antitrust law, antitrust fine proceedings, merger control, antitrust damages, collective and individual labor law, and litigation.
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Legal Insights
16. August 2024
Requirements for opening legal recourse to the labor courts for managing directors of limited liability companies
The Regional Labor Court of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (“LAG”) clarified in its decision of May 15, 2024 – 3 Ta 21/24 that a dismissal from the position of managing director does not automatically turn the underlying contractual relationship into an employment relationship. Facts of the case The plaintiff was entered in the commercial register as a...
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Employment law
16. January 2023
Right to unavailability during free time
Employees are not obliged to read text messages during their free time. This was decided by the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Labor Court in a ruling dated September 27, 2022 (Case No. 1 Sa 39 öD/22). Facts The judgment of the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Labor Court is based on the following facts: The plaintiff works as an emergency...
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